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Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1983
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1h 0m
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it. (imdb)
Directed by:
Stanley SheffWriters:
Bob Greenberg, Michael AveryStarring:
Marla Gibbs, Jesse Jackson, Redd Foxx, Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Richard Correll, George KirbyHe was one of the first African-American comedians to begin to appeal to white as well as black audiences during the height of the Civil Rights era, appearing between 1964 and 1972 on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was an excellent impressionist -- targeting, somewhat scandalously for the time, many white actors such as John Wayne and Walter Brennan rather than solely black stars suc
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Directed by:
Stanley SheffWriters:
Bob Greenberg, Michael AveryStarring:
Marla Gibbs, Jesse Jackson, Redd Foxx, Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Richard Correll, George KirbyHe was one of the first African-American comedians to begin to appeal to white as well as black audiences during the height of the Civil Rights era, appearing between 1964 and 1972 on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was an excellent impressionist -- targeting, somewhat scandalously for the time, many white actors such as John Wayne and Walter Brennan rather than solely black stars suc
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